Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
| Type | Private medical school |
|---|---|
| Established | 1767 |
Parent institution | Columbia University |
| Endowment | $1.136 billion |
| Dean | James M. McKiernan, MD |
Academic staff | 4,300 |
| Students | Totals: 1,520 606 M.D. 94 M.D./Ph.D. 776 Ph.D. |
| Location | , , United States 40°50′29″N 73°56′28″W / 40.841519°N 73.941139°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | ps |
The Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (officially known as Columbia University Roy and Diana Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons) is the medical school of Columbia University, located at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
Founded in 1767 by Samuel Bard as the medical department of King's College (now Columbia University), the College of Physicians and Surgeons was the first medical school in the Thirteen Colonies to award the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. The College of Physicians and Surgeons turned the white coat ceremony into a full-fledged ceremony in 1993. Following a gift of $250 million from Roy and Diana Vagelos in 2017, the school became the first medical school in the nation to replace loans with scholarships for all students who qualify for financial aid when it did so in 2018.
Columbia is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Students additionally rotate through its affiliate hospitals: Harlem Hospital Center; Stamford Hospital in Stamford, CT; and Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, New York.